Soundstage is going to be smaller on an IEM. I will say sound stage doesn't matter nearly as much as imaging with gaming. If you want to try a good, cheap IEM with great imaging, they the truth ear hexa. Really good for music if you like hearing details. Bass is a little lacking but it helps with hearing everything so if works well for gaming

The only complaint I have is that I wish they rounded the body of the iem a little more. Shorter ear tips make it sit on a fold in my ear that created a pressure point over time. The tuning in these with just a little more mid bass would be the perfect tuning but even as it stands now in my limited time in this hobby and having tried both versions of the Blessing 2, timeless, s12, Aria, chu, and TE Zero, this is my favorite tuning I've come across so far.

I have both and can make this easy. Do you want bass or do you not want bass. The Hexa has good "neutral" bass with a little added sub bass, but the mid bass slam of the Zero is the star IMO. To the point I EQ'd my Dusk sub bass to match the zero and I enjoy it more cause I found I love mid bass. It also comes down to what music you listen to. I listen to a lot of deathcore and that sort of thing, so I highly prefer the Hexa tuning cause it keeps the bass tight and I can hear everything surprisingly well. Personally, the zero is fun, but I prefer the Hexa, but I've also found I like a big of sizzle to my treble and would rather have less bass then more so, hope that helps

The Dusk blows it out of the water. Everything about the Dusk is just "cleaner" sounding and more refined. It's not like I can't pick out what's going on on the Hexa, but the Dusk makes it easier. Imaging is good as well. I use it for gaming and have no real issues placing things where they are. Haven't really used the Hexa for gaming much yet

Edit: I've used the Hexa a bit and fuck me the tuning is so good to me. I've learned I like hearing every micro detail over a thumpy bass. I don't look at my Dusk the same way. This is more a personal discovery I think then anything but I love these fucking things

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I can see where the lack of bass comments can come from. I realize it's not a good comparison, but going from the Hexa to my Dusk and it's comical how much more bass there is in comparison. The Dusk EQ'd to the normal B2 has more noticeable bass imo as well, which is what this thing gets compared to the most obvi. I listen to some heavy/fast metal (Darko, Spite that kind of thing) so the dusk can get a little bloated imo , especially on fast double bass, and the Hexa handles it better. For 80 bucks it's so fucking good.

I had to stop wearing headphones due to neck issues and I'll honestly never go back after using IEMs. So far I have the fiio fh5, s12, truth ear zero, aria, and dusk. I honestly like using the zero the most for gaming. Feel like it hits foot step audio in the right way in MWII. I was using the dusk and those are good but the eartips coming off drove me up a walk so I'm waiting for some spinfits to come in